Method of displaying collapsible tubes



W. W. SIMPSON.

METHOD OF DISPLAYING COLLAPSIBLE TUBES.

APPLICATION l mmze. 1921.

1,434, 92 1 Patented NOV. 7, 1922 mum"? Patented Nov. 7, i922.

METHOD OF DISPLAYING GOLLAPSIBLE TUBES.

Application filed March 26, 1921. Serial N0. 455,847.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM VVINFIELD SrMPsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sewiekley, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Methods of Displaying Collapsible Tubes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to displaying collapsible tubes. This has for its object the displaying of collapsible tubes for advertising purposes, etc., for example, in show cases and on counters.

In the drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the display standard;

Figure 2 shows the display standard with a tube on it, and

Figure 3 is an elevation of the collapsible tube itself.

Referring to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the display standard consists of a cylindrical form 1 which fits into the tube, and a base 2 for holding the standard upright. The form 1 is of the same length as the tube. It keeps the tube displayed. on it from being collapsed or dented. The tube 3, which is to be displayed, has its bottom end left unsealed and open so that it can be readily slipped over the display standard, the upper end of the latter having a conical form similar to that of the upper end portion of the tube to be displayed and serving to initially spread the lower end of the tube in the application ct said tube to said standard.

The display standard holds the tube upright and from being collapsed or dented. and makes an attractive advertising display. The display standard with the tube on it may also be used for other purposes such, for example, as a paper weight. The display standard may be made of any suitable material such, for example, as wood or pressed metal. The tubes which are to be displayed are the ordinary metallic collapsible tubes such as are used for holding shaving cream, tooth paste, etc.

The present invention is not limited to its illustrated embodiment but may be otherwise embodied within the scope of the following claim.

I claim:

The method of displaying collapsible tubes which consists in leaving the tube empty with its lower end unsealed and open, and placing such tube on an upright display standard having a form which. initially spreads the lower open end of the tube and which fills the interior of the tube and supports it in display position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM VVINFIELD SIMPSON. 

